Sentence examples for was contemptuous of him from inspiring English sources

At first, I was contemptuous of him.

Alice is contemptuous of him but wary too.

The followers of Epicurus, who were philosophical rivals of the Stoics and Academics, were contemptuous of him.

Rebecca West was contemptuous of Blunt, having known him in the 1930s, and regarded him then as intellectually lightweight, a known Communist, always sporting a red tie and frequently drunk.

The judge said Victor Posner was "contemptuous of the interests of public shareholders" and barred him from serving on any public company.

Joyce was contemptuous of psychoanalysis.

A relentless self-promoter, he was contemptuous of the press.

He was contemptuous of the country's rulers.

He was contemptuous of the soldiers who had visited the village the previous day.

Like many people concerned about "humanity," he was contemptuous of actual humans.

In his ruling, Judge Pollack said Mr. Posner was "contemptuous of the interests of public shareholders".